diff --git a/js/data_storage.js b/js/data_storage.js
index aec6aafd44..a2fd0089d1 100644
--- a/js/data_storage.js
+++ b/js/data_storage.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var CONFIGURATOR = {
+    'releaseDate': 1408273765004, // 08.17.2014
     'firmwareVersionAccepted': 2.3,
     'connectionValid': false,
     'mspPassThrough': false,
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index a6fde8b86c..3634a870d8 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             break;
     }
 
+    // check release time to inform people in case they are running old release
+    if (CONFIGURATOR.releaseDate < (new Date().getTime() - (86400000 * 60))) { // 1 day = 86400000 miliseconds, * 60 = 2 month window
+        GUI.log('You\'re using an old version of Baseflight - Configurator. Please update so you can benefit from recently added features and bugfixes.');
+    }
+
+
     // Tabs
     var ui_tabs = $('#tabs > ul');
     $('a', ui_tabs).click(function () {